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Bolante, at the center of allegations that President Arroyo diverted state funds to her election campaign last year, denied going into hiding to avoid the Senate inquiry.


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Ex-government officials in fertilizer scam post bail

By Michael Punongbayan | May 17, 2011 - 12:00am

Three former ranking government officials accused of involvement in the so-called fertilizer fund scam of 2004 posted bail in different amounts at the Sandiganbayan yesterday.

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Preventing another scam

April 26, 2011 - 12:00am

The former administrator of the National Food Authority, now Bohol Rep. Arthur Yap, has defended a procurement of fertilizer in May 2003 by the NFA for the Department of Agriculture.

Opinion

'Kaso vs JocJoc too late' - Palasyo

By Ni Malou Escudero at Jess Diaz | April 17, 2011 - 12:00am

“It’s too little too late”.

Bansa

EDITORIAL - Preventing more scams

October 25, 2008 - 12:00am

Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante is expected to return to Manila next week. There is no certainty that his return will bring the country closer to the truth about the fertilizer subsidy amounting to P729 million...

Opinion

EDITORIAL- Piggy bank

October 1, 2008 - 12:00am

The government is planning to phase out the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp., which was brought to ruin by its ...

Opinion

Bolante hits Senate, denies hiding

By Rainier Allan Ronda | December 6, 2005 - 12:00am

Former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante slipped back into the country yesterday morning and accused the Senate of conducting an inquiry "in aid of prosecution" with its probe of the fertilizer...

Headlines

EDITORIAL – Fund misuse

November 19, 2005 - 12:00am

Something good must come out of all these investigations into the way public funds are spent. At the very least, the probes should encourage public officials to be judicious in the use of taxpayers’ money. The...

Opinion

EDITORIAL - Missing persons

November 7, 2005 - 12:00am

Another mystery, another case of missing persons. Why do scandals hounding the administration end up with key personalities skipping town? In the case of former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, the government...

Opinion

‘Pagbibitiw ni Lorenzo kagagawan ni GMA’

February 20, 2005 - 12:00am

Naniniwala si Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel na may kinalaman si Pangulong Gloria Arroyo sa pagbibitiw ni dating Sec. Luis Lorenzo bilang chairman ng Land Bank of the Philippines at Quedancor upang makaiwas...

Bansa

So, Malacañang abets ‘non-issue’

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | August 6, 2004 - 12:00am

"It’s a non-issue," the National Food Authority bristled at criticism of its plan to import rice worth P1.3 billion through negotiated buying. "The country has enough rice for the lean months,"...

Opinion